Overview of the My Home and Course Home pages in myCourses


OVERVIEW

Target audience: Students

Instructors: Find documentation on Overview of the My Home and Course Home pages in myCourses in the Teaching and Learning Knowledge Base.

In this article:


My Home page

When you log into the myCourses learning environment, the first page displayed is the My Home page.

myCourse Homepage

You can access this page from anywhere in myCourses by clicking the myCourses logo, located in the top left side of the toolbar.

myCourses logo

1. Navigation Bar

The Navigation Bar on the My Home page contains links to Library, Instructor, Support, Student Support and Tools

2. My Courses widget

The My Courses widget shows all courses you are currently enrolled in. If you do not see a list of your courses, there are two ways to display them on the My Home Page:

  1. Click on the course icon course icon box beside the myCourses logo to see a list of your courses:

    myCourses course and icon

    To display the courses on the My Home Page, click the course icon  and then click the pin icon.

    myCourses pin

  2. Click the View All Courses link. You will see a tile for each of your courses.

    View all courses

Pin / Unpin courses

In order for the courses to appear on the My Home page, both instructors and students can pin their favorite courses by clicking on the three dots icon on the course image and selecting Pin.

myCourses pinned/unpinned

Both instructors and students can unpin the courses appearing on the My Home Page by clicking on the three dots icon on the course image and selecting Unpin.

unpin function

 

3. Office 365 Widget

With this widget, you will be able to sign in to your Office 365 account. This is where you will be able to access and view your emails, calendar and OneDrive files.


Course Home page

The Course Home page is the first page you see when you enter a course. You can return to this page from anywhere in your course by clicking the name of the course on the left side of the top toolbar.

myCourses widgets

Each course has its own navigation bar. New blank courses are created with the default navbar, which includes links to Content, Discussions, Assignments, Classlist, Grades, Course Evaluations, and Course Admin. However, instructors can change the navigation bar to include only the links to tools they are using in the course.

1. Announcements

The Announcements widget displays any announcements instructors have posted for students in a course. Instructors can click the arrow beside the word Announcements and select New Announcement to post a message. 

2. Calendar

The Calendar widget shows a list of Upcoming events in a course. Click the arrow beside the word Calendar and select Go to Calendar to access the Calendar tool. Click the arrow beside the date to expand the calendar and click any date in bold to view the events for that day.

 

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